Spinach and Bacon Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
• 2 tsp Dijon mustard
• 2 tsp finely chopped shallot
• Pinch sugar
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 8 slices of bacon
• 8 oz (225g) baby spinach leaves
• 8 oz (225g) white mushrooms
• sliced
• 2 scallions
• white and green parts
• sliced

Instructions

1. To make the dressing, shake the cheese, oil, vinegar, mustard, shallots, and sugar in a jar until well combined.
2. Season with salt and pepper, and shake again.
3. Cook the bacon in a large frying pan over medium heat about 6 minutes, until crisp.
4. Transfer to paper towels.
5. Let cool.
6. Crumble the bacon.
7. Toss the spinach, mushrooms, scallions and crumbled bacon together in a large bowl.
8. Add the dressing and toss again.
9. Serve immediately.